Theme song for ‘the Newspaper’ launched
View(s):The theme song ‘Dole Diyath Nethi wiya’ of ‘The Newspaper’, the maiden movie directed by Kumara Thirimadura and Sarath Kotalawela released with the participation of film artistes and others related to cinema at the Sri Lanka Foundation on last Tuesday.
Co-Producer Bandula Gunawardena presenting a copy of the song to Nanda Malani. Musician Gayathri Khemadasa and Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne are also in the picture. Pic by Nilan Maligaspe
Jackson Anthony who was invited to talk about the song noted that it is tragedy that there is hardly any discussion about Prof. Suni Ariyaratne who penned the song.
He said that the song would be a historical juncture in Sri Lankan music and cinema as Nanda Malani who didn’t get a chance to sing to the music of maestro Premasiri Khemadasa after the evergreen ‘Ammawarune’ is here singing to the music of Gayathri Khemadasa, the daughter of the late pioneering musician.
‘It was sad that due to some reason Nanda Malani and Prof. Ariyarante could not be joined the musical journey of Master khemadasa and this was a loss to Sri Lankan music.
“But that missing link was connected by this song as Nanda Malani, Prof. Ariyaratne and Khemadasa daughter has come to create this song, which is sure to be another hit,” Anthony said.
Kumara Thirimadura and Sarath Kothalawela at the launch of the song